let well enough alone
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If she doesn’t want to, I think you should let well enough alone, and talk to her about her friends, or her hobbies, or about something new that’s going on in your life, instead.
From Slate • Apr. 18, 2017
But President Arnulfo Arias, whom Chichi restored to offi'ce 18 months ago, was not a man to let well enough alone.
From Time Magazine Archive
"I never let well enough alone," observed Billy Joe with a grin as he watched his tee shot dribble into the rough beside a bush in the extra-hole playoff, where one miscue meant the match.
From Time Magazine Archive
According to Cairo, Nasser pleaded with Nikita Khrushchev to let well enough alone, and not to send in "volunteers."
From Time Magazine Archive
“Fair enough,” said Mr. Popper, who wanted to ask for transfers in that case, but decided to let well enough alone.
From "Mr. Popper's Penguins" by Florence Atwater and Richard Atwater
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